Legal action (threats), Team Cameron, The 'noble art' of Tax Avoidance. () posted on Friday 19th of March 2010 at 2.28 pm
The Guardian yesterday reported: What the Cabinet Office letters on Lord Ashcroft show
'Lord Ashcroft's peerage was awarded on the basis that he would become a full UK taxpayer, relinquishing his "non-dom" status and providing Inland Revenue with proof that he was both UK resident and domiciled, according to explosive new evidence released by the government to parliament.'
The Independent reports: Ashcroft's lawyers silence 'Panorama'
'The BBC has shelved a Panorama documentary about the business affairs of the Tory billionaire Lord Ashcroft, because of a threat of legal action.
The Corporation has received what one insider described as "several very heavy letters" from Lord Ashcroft's lawyers. There is now little or no prospect of the investigation being broadcast before the general election, if it goes out at all.
The hold-up will delight David Cameron's campaign team, who had been trying to pressure the BBC into delaying the programme until after the general election. But sources inside the Corporation firmly deny that political pressure played a part in keeping the programme off the air, attributing the delay solely to the risk of legal action.'
There was due to be a bit of transparency?
Yep.
[updated 21-03-10 adding links to the image]
